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Who among the following is the recipient of the first ‘Distinguished Indologist’ award?

Who among the following is the recipient of the first ‘Distinguished Indologist’ award? [A]Romila Thapar [B]Wendy Doniger [C]Heinrich von Stietencron [D]Bannanje Govindacharya Show Answer Heinrich von Stietencron The...

November 23, 2015

ASEAN leaders sign declaration for launching ASEAN Economic Community

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders have signed a declaration for launching ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which would be similar to European Union (EU)-style regional economic bloc....

November 23, 2015

Supersonic interceptor AAD missile successfully test fired

Indigenously developed supersonic Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile was successfully test fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. Test facts: The supersonic interceptor missile...

November 23, 2015

Indian-American Swati Dandenkar appointed as US Director of ADB

India-born Swati Dandekar has been appointed as the United States director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). She was nominated to this position by US President Barack Obama...

November 23, 2015

Francois Hollande to be Chief Guest at 2016 Republic Day celebrations

French President Francois Hollande will be the Chief Guest at the 67th Republic Day parade of January 26, 2016. The announcement might have been finalised during the talks...

November 23, 2015

Swachh Delhi Abhiyan launched in Delhi

A special cleanliness drive, Swachh Delhi Abhiyan has been launched in the national capital Delhi to remove debris and garbage lying in various localities. The drive was launched...

November 23, 2015

UP Government's Clean UP, Green UP initiative earns place in Guinness Book

Uttar Pradesh government’s ambitious Clean UP, Green UP initiative has earned itself a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Under state government’s green drive initiative 10...

November 23, 2015

10 day state of emergency declared in Mali after terrorist attack

10 day state of emergency was delcared in the Mali by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita following terrorist attack in country’s capital city Bamako. Apart from declaring state of...

November 23, 2015

Union HRD Ministry forms N Gopalaswami Committee on Sanskrit Promotion

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has constituted a 13 member expert committee exclusively on Sanskrit in its attempt to revive interest in the ancient Indian classical...

November 23, 2015

Novak Djokovic wins ATP World Tour Finals for 4th consecutive time

World number one Novak Djokovic from Serbia has become the first tennis player to win the ATP World Tour Finals for record fourth consecutive time. In the final...

November 23, 2015

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